A container of screws fell off the back of a vehicle travelling on Island Highway near Ocean Boulevard intersection at approximately 4 p.m.

The screws were scattered across much of the roadway and were struck by a number of vehicles.

According to a driver a couple cars behind the incident, it appeared that the container had been left on the vehicle’s tailgate by accident and fell when it accelerated once the light had turned green.

But a number of motorists didn’t realize they were screws until it was too late.

A warning posted on the Gazette’s Facebook page elicited a number of responses from drivers who spent the evening repairing tires.